Enron Broadbandits trial delayed

Reuters reports that the trial of some of Enron Broadbandits has been delayed up until March 2005. The trial was originally set for October 4, 2004. Just wondering what’s the delay? Maybe the courts need more time to get the guilty parties to squeal louder. Earlier this week, former EBS chief operation officer Kevin Hannon pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in the case and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.

Hannon agreed to forfeit $2.2 million and pay $1 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges and could be sentenced to up to five years in prison. In July, former EBS Co-Chief Executive Kenneth Rice agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for a sentence of up to 10 years and $14.7 million in forfeitures and fines. In addition to Shelby, the other EBS executives facing charges are former Co-Chief Executive Joseph Hirko, technology executive Scott Yeager and finance executives Michael Krautz and Kevin Howard.